Maine

$218.1M

4,262

Jobs Supported

Stephen Siwek/Economists Inc.

521

Music Businesses

Stephen Siwek/Economists Inc.A2IM/RIAA

260

Royalty Recipients

SoundExchange

2,373

Songwriters

ASCAP/BMI

Although well above the Mason-Dixon line,

Maine has a long tradition of bluegrass and folk music, which is celebrated at annual music festivals including the American Folk Festival in Bangor, Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festivals in Litchfield, and the County Bluegrass Festival in Fort Fairfield. Maine also was home to jazz guitar great, Lenny Breau, the locally revered Rusic Overtones, and country music icon Dick Curless, whose song, "A Tombstone Every Mile," famously referred to a road in Northern Maine.

Some Notable Musicians

Jonathan Edwards

Patti Griffin

Rustic Overtones

Spose (Ryan Michael Peters)

Music Venues & Festivals

Blue

Cross Insurance Arena

Darling's Waterfront Pavilion

Port City Music Hall

State Theatre

Stone Mountain Arts Center

The Strand Theatre

Music Schools

University of Maine

University of Southern Maine School of Music

The Strand Theatre

The Strand Theatre, located in downtown Rockland is a multi-use venue offering the best of current independent and world cinema, live musical performances & concerts, and more. →